A world of creativity awaits
Welcome to the Wacom blog, where we celebrate creativity in all its forms. No matter what your creative interest is, we believe that everyone has the potential to express themselves through art, design, writing, music, and more.
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Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, our goal is to provide you with the tools, resources, and inspiration you need to unleash your creative potential and bring your unique vision to life. From tips and tutorials to interviews with industry experts, we’re here to support you on your creative journey. So, come along with us and let’s explore the limitless possibilities of creativity together.
Digitizing Consent in Healthcare with Handwritten eSignatures
The ultimate guide to cutting out images in Photoshop, with School of Motion
Digital calligraphy for beginners, with Joli Noelle David
The power of confidence: a special animation and interview with Javadoodles
How to draw a bird, with Monika Zagrobelna
How to build an impressive blended photo collage in Adobe Photoshop
Why your art teacher hates your anime art
The complete guide to Adobe Photoshop brushes, Part 4: Making your own brushes
Level up your classroom with Wacom’s new Education Product Bundles
How to ensure your electronic signatures are legally binding and enforceable
Adobe Illustrator vs. Affinity Designer for graphic design: A software comparison
What is the difference between game art and game design? With CG Spectrum
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How to draw comics: A character design crash course from the Etherington Bros
The Etherington Bros are well-known as one of the greatest teams of drawing teachers around — their How to Think When You Draw series of books, and their blog, have helped millions of artists learn how to draw essentially everything.
We pulled together a few of their basic resources for designing characters for your own comics. Check it out.
Meet the new Wacom Cintiq Pro 27
Get lost in the deepest depths of your imagination, with full immersion from the moment of inspiration to the final creation. The Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 is our most advanced pen display ever. With our best-ever color accuracy, brightness, and refresh rate, and the ultra-customizable Pro Pen 3, every detail of Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 has been engineered for effortless harmony between creator and tool.
The power of digital ink
Humans have been using ink for thousands of years to express ourselves and preserve knowledge – from plant-based paintings on cave walls to writing and illustrating foundational cultural manuscripts. In the 20th and 21st centuries, digital ink has taken this uniquely human impulse to the next level, with Wacom at the forefront. Wacom created the electro-magnetic resonance (EMR) technology that powers our devices, and we’ve been perfecting it ever since. Today, creatives worldwide use Wacom technology to empower their work through the use of digital ink.
Wacom drawing tablets
Wacom has a pen tablet for nearly every creative pursuit. One by Wacom is perfect for the beginner or student. Wacom Intuos bridges the gap between traditional and digital, empowering digital drawing, painting, and photo editing for creatives of all levels. The new Wacom One pen tablets are convenient and customizable. And Wacom Intuos Pro is trusted by creative professionals who need the ultimate in precision, performance, and productivity.
Wacom drawing displays
With a Wacom pen display, you use our pressure-sensitive pens directly on the screen for ultimate control and accuracy. Available in a range of display sizes and feature sets – from the 13” display of Wacom One, portable and perfect for beginners, to the Wacom Cintiq Pro in sizes from 16” to 27”, with best-in-class color, gesture controls, and ExpressKeys for customization – there's a Wacom pen display to empower every creator’s wildest dreams.
Keep Making History
For 40 years you’ve relied on Wacom products to help bring your creative expressions to life, including our latest innovation, Wacom Movink. We're committed to continued innovation and collaboration that will ensure that you have the tools, services and support to keep making history. Click “learn more” to see where we’ve been – and where we’re going in the future.
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Introducing Wacom Movink: our first OLED pen display and our thinnest and lightest Wacom pen display ever. 🚀
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Curious about which program is best for drawing vector graphics in 2024? Visual artist @studio_viv has you covered! 🙌
Head to the #WacomBlog to see how Vivienne designs a book cover in Adobe Illustrator vs. Affinity Designer using Wacom One M. ✍
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